Eighth graders can apply now for 2020-21 at STEAM Academy

The window is open through Oct. 7 for current eighth graders to apply to STEAM for the next school year, 2020-21. Applications may be submitted anytime during this window, and all will receive equal consideration. STEAM Academy selects applicants through a lottery that maintains a diverse student population.   

• Apply here

STEAM sets campus tour dates

All tours are on Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at 123 E. Sixth St.

• Sept. 10
• Sept. 17
• Sept. 24
• Oct. 1

Please contact Kyle Lee or Allison Moore to reserve a spot on one of the tours. Students who attend will receive excuse notes.

Permanent home in the works

Demolition and extensive renovations are underway on the former Imani Baptist Church at 1555 Georgetown Rd., which the Fayette County Board of Education voted in December 2017 to purchase as a permanent home for STEAM Academy. The board will receive monthly updates on the progress. The district expects about 600 students from the STEAM Academy and some 80 in the unrelated and 2018-launched Success Academy to move into the building, tentatively in January 2021.

PTSA Meeting

The first meeting of the STEAM Academy PTSA, Parent, Teacher, Student Association will take place on Tuesday, September 10th at 6PM at 123 East Sixth Street.

All teachers, parents and students are invited to attend and join PTSA.

 Next Level at BCTC & UK

STEAM -- Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics -- is the broad umbrella for how the curriculum in this Innovation Zone program is organized. Students tackle high school concepts at very high levels, all through the lens of authentic, problem-based learning. For more information or to schedule a tour, please call (859) 381-3033. Click the image above to learn more about us!